[VABS] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - May 7, 2018

Mon May 7 17:18:41 UTC 2018

This is wonderful news I encourage you to please contact your respective
representatives and urge them to sign on!!

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From: Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: Mon, May 7, 2018, 9:24 AM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - May 7, 2018
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>

Dear Fellow Federationists:

We are making great progress on all of our legislative issues, especially
the Marrakesh Treaty. We had a very successful hearing in front of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, April 18. Scott LaBarre
did a fantastic job offering our testimony. You can view the entire hearing
at the following link:
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/treaties-041818

The Senate Judiciary Committee will be voting on the Marrakesh
Implementation Act, S. 2559, this week on Thursday, May 10. We need to
build more cosponsor support for this bill before that date. Senator
Grassley is the bill sponsor and the current cosponsors are:

Bob Corker (TN)

Dianne Feinstein (CA)

Kamala Harris (CA)

Orrin Hatch (UT)

Patrick Leahy (VT)

Bob Menendez (NJ)

If your senator is not on this list please contact him or her and urge them
to cosponsor S. 2559, the Marrakesh Implementation Act.

We are also making excellent progress on the Access Technology
Affordability Act (ATAA) in both the House (sixty-one cosponsors) and the
Senate (ten cosponsors). The complete list of ATAA cosponsors is included
at the end of this email. If your representative is not on this list,
please urge them to cosponsor H.R. 1734, and if you don’t read your
senators’ names, please contact them and ask them to cosponsor S. 732.

You can contact your senator or representative by calling the Capitol
Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number is (202)
224-3121. If you email your senators or representative, please copy me at
JPare at nfb.org.

It is critical that we move on this quickly, so please strive to make your
calls and send your emails as soon as possible.

I have also included a short sample ask that could be used for the items
above:

“My name is [name] and I am a constituent of Senator [name]. I am calling
to encourage the Senator to cosponsor the Marrakesh Implementation Act (S.
2559). The Marrakesh Implementation Act would expand reading options for
millions of blind and other Americans with print disabilities. I also ask
that the Senator/Representative cosponsor S. 732/H.R. 1734, the Access
Technology Affordability Act. This bill will increase opportunities for
blind Americans to get the access technology they need to secure education
and employment.

Thank you for your support of blind Americans.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]”

Warm regards,

John

John G. Paré Jr.

Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy

(410) 659-9314, extension 2218 | Jpare at nfb.org

S. 732 Cosponsors:

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]

Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]

Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]

Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]

Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]

H.R. 1734 Cosponsors:

Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]

Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3]

Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]

Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]

Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]

Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]

Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]

Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]

Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]

Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]

Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]

Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]

Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]

Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]

Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]

Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]

Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]

Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]

Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]

Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]

Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]

Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]

Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]

Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1]

Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]

Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]

Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]

Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]

Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]

Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]

Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]

Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]

Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]

Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]

Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]

Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]

Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]

Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]

Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]

Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]

Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]

Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]

Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2]

Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]

Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16]

Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]

Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]

Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]

Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

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